Temperature
47 F at 10 PM; 57 F at its warmest, 5 PM, and 47 F at its coolest, 10 PM.
- Now
- 47F
- 10 PM
- Highest
- 57F
- 5 PM
- Lowest
- 47F
- 10 PM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Brewster Field, Nebraska
Small airport in Phelps County, Nebraska* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27-32 degrees likely, along with fairly widespread frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska, including the Tri Cities. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Confidence is increasing that at least slightly sub-freezing temperatures and widespread frost formation will likely occur early Saturday morning. As a result, it is probable that most, if not all, of this Watch will be converted to a Warning during the day Friday.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
45°
59°/47°
Clear·
Feels like 39°·Moderate breeze 13 mph NNW
Alert. A Freeze Watch is in force for Brewster Field until 9 AM Saturday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Brewster Field is 45° and clear at 10 PM. With the wind it feels like 39°. The dew point is 33°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north-northwest at 13 mph, gusting to 26 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 38° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 80°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 55°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 20 mph. The first freeze could come Saturday, a low of 29°.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 10 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
59%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
45feels39
13mph
Today
Oct 15
5947
55%
18mph
Fri
Oct 16
5537
20mph
Sat
Oct 17
6229
15mph
Sun
Oct 18
6838
15mph
Mon
Oct 19
6844
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7445
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8054
overcast
45°
59°47°
55°37°
62°29°
68°38°
68°44°
74°45°
80°54°
As of 10:00 PM in Brewster Field, Nebraska.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Brewster Field
0.32 in in the last 24 hours, 0.45 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.32in
- Last 3 days
- 0.45in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 71%
Visibility
How far you can see at Brewster Field, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 4 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- HDE
- ICAO
- KHDE
- IATA
- HDE
- Field elevation
- 2,313 ft
- Serves
- Holdrege
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- HDE
- Wind now
- -
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 / 29 unlit | 2,429 ft | 300 ft | GRE | 125° / 305° | - | - |
| 18 / 36 | 4,701 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt and concrete | 190° / 10° | - | - |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Holdrege/Brewstr (HDE), Brewster Field's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 33 F, the air 59% saturated; the humidity ran from 50% at 7 PM to 96% at 2 AM.
- Dew point now
- 33F
- 10 PM
- Humidity now
- 59%
- Humidity, range
- 50 to 96%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
18 mph from the north at 10 PM; at its strongest 21 mph, 4 PM, with a gust of 30 mph at 4 PM.
- Now
- 18mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 21mph
- 4 PM
- Highest gust
- 30mph
- 4 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.42 inHg at 10 PM, rising 0.09 inHg over 3 hours; 0.34 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.42inHg
- 10 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.09inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.34inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 12 AM; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 12 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 400 ft at 11 PM Wednesday; a base was reported in 19 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 400ft
- 11 PM Wednesday
- Hours with a base reported
- 19
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.39 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.20 in, in the hour to 12 AM.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.39in
- Wettest hour
- 0.20in
- 12 AM
- Hours with some
- 9
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Holdrege/Brewstr: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Brewster Field, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/2,319 ft/6 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
D7-RWIS 6 174.24NE060
Beside a road/14.5 mi away/2,171 ft/142 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Holdrege 0.3 ENE-PH-3
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/2,332 ft/19 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
HoldregeHLDN1
At a cooperative observer's station/2.3 mi away/2,316 ft/3 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Holdrege (HLDN1), 2.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Nebraska
22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Brewster Field
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Brewster Field
- Kearney Regional AirportEAR, 26 mi
- Jim Kelly FieldLXN, 33 mi
- Cambridge Municipal AirportCSB, 45 mi
- Hastings Municipal AirportHSI, 49 mi
- Central Nebraska Regional AirportGRI, 65 mi
- McCook Ben Nelson Regional AirportMCK, 68 mi
- Broken Bow Municipal AirportBBW, 70 mi
- Aurora Municipal Al Potter FieldAUH, 77 mi